Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced $80,058 in funding for Advance Central PA through the Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC).
Inflation rates continue to burden families across the country, including in Pennsylvania. This includes the cost of raising a child, which studies have shown has become much more expensive than previous years.
Gov. Tom Wolf expressed his gratitude to President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress for the Inflation Reduction Act and also urged quick action in passing the bill.
President Joe Biden signed the Democrats’ $750 billion climate and healthcare bill dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Tuesday, and while the bill has gained support from every Senate Democrat including Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), it has been criticized by Republicans and various economists.
With inflation soaring and other economic conditions worsening, about three in five Americans are concerned about housing affordability, according to a report by Freddie Mac. In the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the average rent price has increased more than 18% over the past two years, showing the financial burden experienced at the local level.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) voted to authorize $80 billion for new IRS agents that would have the authority to audit Americans with no limits on income, and also rejected a bill that would have guaranteed that no American with an income of less than $400,000 could be audited.
Governor Tom Wolf and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding met with recipients of the Pennsylvania Farm Bill grant program on Aug. 4, where Wolf highlighted the support of the agriculture industry, which generates $132.5 billion for the state, according to a press release from the governor's office.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released the Consumer Price Index data for the 12 months ending July 2022, and data has shown an 8.5% all items annual increase, which is a 0.6% drop from last month.
A recent survey through the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insight and Analytics found that 38% of consumers have cut back on spending for back-to-school items.
The most recent Consumer Price Index numbers have been released for the month of July, and while the inflation number is marginally lower than last month, indexes in some areas like food and shelter have increased. These are two major components of a Pennsylvanian’s median household budget.
Governor Tom Wolf announced on Aug. 3 that there is $190 million for Pennsylvania schools to initiate student mental health programming and physical security enhancements to support the long-term success of the commonwealth’s students.
Governor Tom Wolf released a statement on Aug. 2 about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that upholds the state’s no excuse mail-in voting law, which is called Act 77 of 2019.
Gov. Tom Wolf recently met with students and educators in the Harrisburg School District to celebrate the $3.7 billion investment in public education during his time in office, according to a press release.
Gov. Tom Wolf, Rep. David Delloso (D-Delaware) and Pennsylvania community members recently discussed reintroducing the PA Opportunity Program, which would send $2,000 stimulus checks to Pennsylvania residents.
A member of the Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PA-TF1) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) has deployed to Kentucky for response and recovery after the deadly flooding that has destroyed much if the state.
Members of the Wolf Administration visited the rescue food organization Sharing Excess to highlight their efforts to improve Pennsylvania residents' access to food.
Temperatures have hit extreme levels in many areas this summer, which has required households to be running their air conditioning constantly to keep cool, including in Pennsylvania, where temperatures have reached 90 degrees and above.
Gov. Tom Wolf recently celebrated the first-of-its-kind PA GI Bill, which was signed into law on July 1, 2019, allowing members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to earn college benefits for their spouses and children.